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wariness

[wair-ee-nis] / ˈwɛər i nɪs /


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Individual investors’ increasing wariness toward risk was particularly evident on Wednesday, the J.P.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But Navarra said the move also "puts TikTok out of step with global privacy expectations" and might reinforce wariness for some about its ownership.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

But Mr. Belcher doesn’t succeed in making Coriolanus’ wariness of empty words a mark of his nobility of spirit—imperfect though it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Widening spreads on the quoted price of a bond can signal market wariness.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He was crafty: dulling men’s wariness, or working on their fears, as served the occasion.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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